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The NKCA both sponsors and sanctions knife shows throughout the USA each year. Sponsored events are those which are run by the NKCA and table/space reservations are made through our home office. Sanctioned events are those which are usually run by a local knife club. The local club(s) has received explicit permission by the NKCA Board of Directors to call their show “NKCA Sanctioned.” Sanctioned shows must abide by all NKCA Show Rules & Regulations and NKCA members receive FREE admission to both NKCA Sponsored & NKCA Sanctioned Shows.

NKCA & NKM ANNUAL CONFERENCE ~

October 1, 2009

NKCA & NKM GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ~

October 3, 2009

According to US legislation enacted in 1930, an object may be called antique if is was made before 1830 - the legislation exempted objects of art more than 100 years old from customs duties. Firearms, however, classified as antiques need to have been made before 1898.

Automobiles built before 1904 are called veteran cars; those built between 1904 and 1931 are considered vintage, while cars that are at least 20 years old are called classic.

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A knife collector is called a machirologist.                  A stamp collector is called a philatelist.

Cinephiles are film collectors.
A bibiophilist collects books.
A copoclephilist collects key rings.
A deltiologist collects post cards.

A teddy bear collector is an archtophilist or arctophile.
Collectors of dolls are called plangonologists.
A collector of paper money, coins, tokens, and related objects is called a numismatist.
A collector of paper money is called a notaphilist.
A labeorphilist is a collector of beer bottles.
A collector of butterflies is called a lepidopterist.
A Collector of walking sticks is a rabdophilist.

A collector of antiques is an antiquarian.

Randall Pelfrey and Bill Bryant in Ohio

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